A First Timer’s Guide to Malibu, California

The beach at Paradise Cove in Malibu (Photo by California News Press)
Malibu, a city hugging 21 miles of coastline in Los Angeles County, has a magical appeal that’s far greater than that of its most famous attributes. The millionaires’ homes, legendary surf scene, oceanfront restaurants and the Pacific Coast Highway – these are not the sources of Malibu’s magic. Rather, they exist because of it, in […]
Reggae on the Mountain: Best Reggae Venue in Los Angeles (The Interview)

Main stage at Reggae on the Mountain in Topanga Canyon, California by Stephen A. Cooper
By Stephen Cooper In mid-July, when summer’s heat sears L.A., Angelenos and savvy outsiders know the best, most refreshing, rejuvenating thing to do is to go to Reggae on the Mountain. Aptly dubbed by L.A. Weekly as “L.A.’s best reggae festival,” I’d go a step further and opine there’s no better place in all of […]